As Above
The layer of our atmosphere in which clouds form and other weather phenomena occur.
The Troposphere
A big fan of writing Christian fan theory, whose work has been practically canonized by modern followers, this man can be credited with the origin of the 9 layers of hell still referenced in much of literature.
Who is Dante Alighieri?
The name of the study of cryptids, often labeled a pseudoscience and criticized for it's lack of a scientific method.
Cryptozoology
Taking place during our life time, this pandemic kept many of us quarantined and isolated for months. It's first publicly used name making many reference a popular but unrelated Mexican brand of beer.
Corona virus or Covid-19
Originally noted in sailor tales and forewarned on maps as the Kraken, it was discovered in 1856 after the remains of one was up on the shores of Denmark. Today the real creature is recognized by this name.
What is the Giant Squid?
Planets characterized by their solid surfaces of rocks and metal, consisting of of a dense core and its surrounding layers.
What are terrestrial planets?
Often depicted as fully human and carrying a crook and flail, this is the king and judge of the Egyptian underworld, Duat.
Who is Osiris?
Popularly depicted by his iconic silhouette, this is arguably the most famous cryptid in North America. Multiple tv shows have been aired through the years at the attempt of finding and proving the existence of this singular creature.
What is Bigfoot? (Sasquatch)
Ravaging Europe from 1346 to 1353, this is the most infamous disease in history. Known at the time as The Pestilence, it's more common and gruesome name used today came about in the 17th century in reference to the gangrene that is caused by the untreated infection.
What is the Bubonic Plague or Black Death.
In 1799, the first scientist to examine a preserved one of these declared it a fake that had been sewn together by a variety of animal parts.
What is a platypus?
The after thought of this constellation trio, he is the husband and king to Queen Cassiopeia of Aethopia and father of Andromeda. His star pattern can be recognized as a pentagon or 'dog house."
Who is Cepheus?
The Paris Catacombs, once simple limestone quarries, are now full of the remains of 6 million people! This reason is historically given for the macabre redecorating of the mines.
What were overcrowded cemeteries? (leading to the collapse of church walls)
A collaborative online writing project of this horror universe started in 2007 that exploded into mass popularity, giving birth to the likes of Slenderman and other documented entities, which were categorized with the acronym of the name for the fictional archives and a number.
What is the SCP or Special Containment Procedures?
In 1918, The Great Influenza epidemic struck during WW1. Although some of the earliest symptoms and cases were spotted in U.S. troops and encampments, blame for it's origin was cast onto one group to the next before settling on this country and it's people.
Where is Spain or What is the Spanish Flu?
The Bulu people of Cameroon described these creatures to anthropologists as intelligent manlike apes, that were gentle unless provoked, and is depicted in their ngi ritual which is done as a protection against sorcery or poisons.
What is a gorilla?
(An american man Thomas S. Savage is the first to document them in Western/European reports after finding a skull on missionary in Africa.)
Described as a "giant spherical shell orbiting our solar system," though it has never been directly observed.
What is the Oort Cloud?
Hades is the lord of the dead and his domain the Underworld, consisting of these three distinct regions: Tartarus for the wicked, the Elysian Fields for the virtuous, and the this last middle ground for the ordinary folk to reside in.
Where is the Asphodel Meadows?
Local Iowa cryptid spotted in 1903, described as a creature with bat like wings, a glowing horn, and foul stench! Named for the town it terrorized, mixed with some fun alliteration.
What is the Van Meter Visitor?
A plague believed to be brought on by Ergot Fungus and mass hysteria, caused many in Strasbourg to take to the streets to do this in 1518.
What is to dance?
Described by Mbuti people and other locals of the DRC for years, Europeans refused to believe in this "striped zebra giraffe hybrid" or "forest donkey" as they would account.
What is the Okapi?
(Sir Harry Johnston in 1901 was the first to bring back a skull and hide of this animal given to him by the Mbuti, and was honored with it's scientific name being named after him.)
The discovery of this dwarf planet in 2005 sparked the debate in the scientific community on the clear definition of a planet, and can be credited in a way to Pluto's demotion and reclassification as such in 2006.
What is Eris?
In Mayan mythos, their underworld is full of trials and traps laid out by death gods. With a name translating to "Place of Fright," it is referenced many times in the Disney movie "Road to El Dorado."
What is Xibalba?
A 512 acre ranch in Utah that has had multiple reports of UFO sightings and paranormal activity. Previously known a Sherman Ranch, it is now known and promotes its reality television show under this moniker.
What is Skinwalker Ranch?
The real disease behind the New England Vampire Panic in the late 1700s to early 1800s, it has claimed over 1 billion lives around the world to this day. It was often referred to as The Romantic Disease and could be seen to elevate an artist's genius.
What is Tuberculosis or "The consumption."
in 1910 European Lieutenant van Steyn van Hensbroek made first note of this animal for Western Science when going to investigate reports he'd heard of "land crocodiles."
What is the Komodo dragon.